About Elias Smiles
Elias Smiles is a suite of iPhone apps designed to educate and entertain today’s curious toddlers. The idea was originated by Jen Shim, Brian McGrath, and JP Stallard. When Jen realized that her 2-year-old son Elias was fascinated with her iPhone, the three friends decided to create an iPhone app with him in mind, giving birth to the world of Elias Smiles.
Our goal is to make colorfully illustrated apps that are playful, educational, and simple to use. Bringing flash-card designs to the digital world, we created the appealingly designed animals of Elias Zoo and the colorful, engaging images of Elias ABC. We’re currently in the lab working on the next three releases of apps for Elias Smiles.
We hope your child enjoys them as much as we enjoyed creating them—and as much as the real Elias enjoys playing with them.
Who are Jen, Brian, and JP?
We’re visual designers, programmers, animators, and UI specialists who have worked and played together on and off for the last 10 years. Individually and collectively we’ve created innovative user experiences for desktop application, websites, mobile devices, home entertainment systems, home appliances, and interactive kiosks. Besides being cofounders of Elias Smiles, we’re also partners at SOLV, a boutique design studio that specializes in designing user experiences for consumer electronic products. When we’re not working on creative solutions for our clients, we’re dreaming up new experiences like Elias Smiles.